Is Ikea Food Cream Toffee ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 22 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed candies
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sugar (processing marker), glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), sweetened condensed milk, cocoa butter (processing marker), whole milk powder (processing marker), vegetable fat (processing marker) (oil (coconut oil (processing marker), rapeseed oil)), cocoa mass, whey powder (ultra-processing marker), e471 (ultra-processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker) (coconut oil), e414 (ultra-processing marker), glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), sugar (processing marker), e322 soy lecithin, salt (processing marker), flavourings (ultra-processing marker) (vanillin), Näringsvärde per
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E414 Acacia gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Sugar, glucose syrup, sweetened condensed milk, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, vegetable fat (coconut & rapeseed oil), cocoa mass, whey powder (milk), emulsifier (E471), vegetable oil (coconut oil), glazing agent (E414, glucose syrup, sugar), emulsifier (E322 soy lecithin), salt, flavourings (vanillin). Näringsvärde per 100g/
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
7 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Candies Products in the category "Candies" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 486 candies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 243rd. 96% of the candies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350169091320, last edited 16 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.